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They approved the consent agenda and then the first competitive awards from the behavioral health tax. Commissioner Stolzmann voted no. She said the board gave the awards no strategic direction and that too little went to serious mental illness and treatment. Commissioner Levy questioned two awards but backed the staff recommendation and the three-year funding plan. The board approved two executive session authorizations, one of them as the Housing Authority board. 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The term of this contract is from 01/01/2027-12/31/2029. The cost for these services shall not exceed $813,034.00 per year, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,439,102.00. 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The mountain area of Boulder County includes any and all unincorporated areas of Boulder County west of Colorado Highway 93 from its intersection with the southern boundary of Boulder County up to and including its intersection with Colorado Highway 119; west of Broadway Avenue in the City of Boulder from its intersection with Colorado Highway 119 up to and including its intersection with United States Highway 36; west of United States Highway 36 from its intersection with Broadw", "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [ { "title": "Resolution_2026_069_Rescinding_Declaration_of_Stage_1_Restrictions_Mountains_Only.pdf", "url": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=45791", "textUrl": null } ] }, { "number": "5", "title": "Commissioners' Discussion Items", "section": "Commissioners' Discussion Items", "summary": null, "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=70", "attachments": [] }, { "number": "5.a", "title": "Community Services - Mental and Behavioral Health Tax Recommended Grant Awards", "section": "Commissioners' Discussion Items", "summary": "Staff presented the first behavioral health tax awards. 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The awards total about $4.2 million a year, from 47 applications requesting about $5.7 million. Staff recommended $1.41 million for treatment, $1.49 million for prevention and $1.8 million for peer recovery. About $3.1 million stays unspent until the advisory council reports in early 2027.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "claire-levy", "marta-loachamin", "ashley-stolzmann" ], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=85" }, { "topic": "county-budget", "item": null, "summary": "Stolzmann asked whether the low number of treatment applicants showed gaps in the county that the board should address before awarding. Staff said short three-year funding discourages new treatment programs. Staff said Clinica is still planning its intensive outpatient and inpatient work and will give the county a program framework.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "ashley-stolzmann" ], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=440" }, { "topic": "county-budget", "item": null, "summary": "Levy said the chart showed only competitive grants and that a view with the direct awards would have been more useful. She asked about the $3 million left unspent. Staff said the board did not allocate close to $1 million for step-down care after hospitalization, and that this and youth funding are the two areas the board has raised.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "claire-levy" ], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=680" }, { "topic": "county-budget", "item": null, "summary": "Levy questioned the Autism Society of Boulder County emergency response award, saying autism is not a mental illness and the project fits the IDD mill levy better. She said the Imagine substance use request, which staff routed to the IDD mill levy, fit the tax better. Staff said comorbidity is high and the project trains about 500 emergency personnel and gives out sensory kits. Loachamin asked whether Fund 151 could pay for it. Levy said Fund 151 covers search and rescue and equipment, and the board left the award as proposed.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "claire-levy", "marta-loachamin" ], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=846" }, { "topic": "county-budget", "item": null, "summary": "Stolzmann suggested one-year awards so the advisory council could change course. Levy opposed this, citing the earlier decision to fund three years with annual review so grantees have stability. Loachamin proposed holding year-three money to build a larger pool and said prevention at about $3 million against $6 million for treatment felt problematic. Levy said changing course would hurt providers and a tax extension campaign.", "quote": "We did give direction to do three years of funding.", "speakers": [ "ashley-stolzmann", "claire-levy", "marta-loachamin" ], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=1208" }, { "topic": "county-budget", "item": null, "summary": "Stolzmann explained her no vote. She said the board gave no strategic leadership, that some services were expected to be covered by Medicaid, and that some do not match what the school district said it needs for youth. Levy said the advisory council and a group after the November 3 election could shape longer-term planning for 2027 and 2028.", "quote": "I will be voting against the awards today because I don't think we've provided that leadership.", "speakers": [ "ashley-stolzmann", "claire-levy" ], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=2188" }, { "topic": "early-childhood", "item": null, "summary": "Head Start division manager Akane Ogren gave the monthly report. Enrollment was 99 of 110 slots and about 103 after new approvals. The program must reach 106 by December to avoid an enrollment notice. September attendance averaged 92 percent. The program projects $13,000 to carry into next year. The Head Start competition grant had not yet opened, with a December 15 application date.", "quote": null, "speakers": [], "videoUrl": "https://pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=2fbd37fb-b66c-4472-8053-e6810d0f1a72&initial_seek=2800" } ], "publicComment": [], "warnings": [] } }